Sen. Marco Rubio told the White House on Tuesday that the federal government needs to take over recovery efforts on the island quickly to prevent a Hurricane “Katrina-style” disaster in the U.S. territory.he senator nevertheless sounded shocked by what he saw and heard during a stop Monday in San Juan. He was even more worried about what he didn’t see on the island of 3.4 million residents: isolated survivors who lack phone or power service in rural areas that are in danger of running out of drinkable water, food, fuel, medicine and hope.the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers need to come in and assess transportation corridors and build temporary bridges or fix roads left in shambles by Hurricane Maria".